ふらつく

See also: ぶらつく

Japanese

Etymology

From ふら (fura) + つく (-tsuku).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふらつく [fùrátsúkú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾa̠t͡sɨkɯ̟]

Verb

ふらつく • (furatsuku) intransitive godan (stem ふらつき (furatsuki), past ふらついた (furatsuita))

1. to feel giddy; to totter; to stagger
2. to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver
3. to wander aimlessly; to loiter; to putter

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ふらつく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ふらつか	furatsuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ふらつき	furatsuki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ふらつく	furatsuku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ふらつく	furatsuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ふらつけ	furatsuke
Meireikei ("imperative")	ふらつけ	furatsuke
Key constructions
Passive	ふらつかれる	furatsukareru
Causative	ふらつかせる ふらつかす	furatsukaseru furatsukasu
Potential	ふらつける	furatsukeru
Volitional	ふらつこう	furatsukō
Negative	ふらつかない	furatsukanai
Negative continuative	ふらつかず	furatsukazu
Formal	ふらつきます	furatsukimasu
Perfective	ふらついた	furatsuita
Conjunctive	ふらついて	furatsuite
Hypothetical conditional	ふらつけば	furatsukeba

Synonyms

• ふらふらする (furafurasuru)

Related terms

• ふらふら (furafura)